Couple this with upgraded lighting, incredible smoke and damage effects, and some truly gorgeous water and you have one of the prettiest “dirty” racers ever created. With Ultimate Carnage all of this occurs in real time and without even making a dent in the rock solid frame rate. Knocking over telephone poles, scattering car debris, and smashing through various obstacles leaves an amazing amount of wreckage behind. One of the most appealing, and impressive features of the FlatOut series has been the sheer amount of destruction as the race progresses. First let’s talk about the visual upgrades. Ultimate Carnage takes the groundwork laid down by the first two games, adds a nice layer of visual pizzazz, as well as finally bringing all the chaos and destruction of stunt mode online. Personally I have always been a fan and when I first heard the series was headed to next-gen consoles I must admit, I was excited. It still amazes me that somehow this quaint little title became a franchise. I am sure more than a few of you are surprised that this is actually the third outing for the series.
Unfortunately their latest interpretation of “Redneck Burnout” continues to struggle in some of these areas, but thankfully there is more than enough fun here to overlook some of the game’s unsightly shortcomings. Discovering the ultimate balance for AI and handling are keys to success and after three outings you would figure developer BugBear would be right on track. Perfecting a racing game is ironically enough, like fine tuning a car.
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